{"id":493,"date":"2021-04-11T19:24:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T19:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abbymullen.org\/hist390spring2021\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2021-04-11T19:24:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T19:24:20","slug":"week-12-the-mormon-wars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abbymullen.org\/hist390spring2021\/week-12-the-mormon-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 12: The Mormon Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week we are talking about the Mormon Wars of the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, choose to <strong>either <\/strong>listen to this podcast (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XHjoyLxBWWb1VVCQT0Llx1xR__wwYLWikJIWO41iOS0\/edit\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XHjoyLxBWWb1VVCQT0Llx1xR__wwYLWikJIWO41iOS0\/edit\">transcript here<\/a>) <strong>or<\/strong> read <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1O_tVjlB0egTYXxq5Nl5k6QVzrU4EHI5V\/view?usp=sharing\">this chapter<\/a> from Paul Reeve&#8217;s book, <em>Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Mormon Wars: A Prophet Falls, the Battle of Nauvoo, and the Destruction of a Temple (David Harbin)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0SmTtq11Oo8fJGNbWuSbvr?si=-qN4Rb37Tyu9avVmtJPSAQ&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, read these transcripts of primary sources linked below:<br>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/americainclass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/6-mormon.boggs_.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/americainclass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/6-mormon.boggs_.pdf\">Executive Order 44<\/a> of Lilburn Boggs, Governor of Missouri, October 27, 1838.<br>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtholyoke.edu\/acad\/intrel\/removal.htm\">The Indian Removal Act<\/a>, May 28, 1830.<br>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/print_friendly.php?flash=false&amp;page=transcript&amp;doc=25&amp;title=Transcript+of+President+Andrew+Jacksons+Message+to+Congress+On+Indian+Removal+%281830%29\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/print_friendly.php?flash=false&amp;page=transcript&amp;doc=25&amp;title=Transcript+of+President+Andrew+Jacksons+Message+to+Congress+On+Indian+Removal+%281830%29\">President Andrew Jackson&#8217;s Message to Congress on Indian Removal,<\/a> 1830.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third, in a blog post consider the following two questions and then submit through <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdYXBsLvGpprL2iVbUpUjwJ7UKIjMXuapPk9fmRWZ5BRNEhOA\/viewform\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdYXBsLvGpprL2iVbUpUjwJ7UKIjMXuapPk9fmRWZ5BRNEhOA\/viewform\">the Google response form<\/a>.<br>1. Why were the Mormons viewed as a threat to other Americans and the United States government?<br>2. Based on the primary sources, how does government language regarding the removal of Mormons and Native groups compare?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, consider the following question and share your thoughts in the #discussions channel on Slack. <br>1. According to the podcast or chapter (whichever you chose), how did race factor into Mormon wars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are talking about the Mormon Wars of the nineteenth century. 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